Category:Japanese Culture & History
Ikebana
One of our “Eight Japanese habits to boost your wellbeing” is create some Ikebana. Some what?! Don’t worry, in this short blogpost, Japan Fan Obanijesu Samuel from Nigeria explains the practice of Ikebana.
The Concept of Ikigai
The first of our “Eight Japanese habits to boost your wellbeing” is find your Ikigai. Your what?! Don’t worry, in this blogpost, Japan Fan Obanijesu Samuel from Nigeria explains the concept of Ikigai.
Japanese Management Styles
In our Studygroup as well as in our Facebook group, we talk a lot about Japanese culture. In this guest blog by Mary Munaku on Japanese office culture, you will find some typically Japanese management styles, to draw inspiration from for your own organisation.
Cultural Differences
For a new article on www.japanfans.nl, the editors are looking for the most beautiful, funny and interesting stories about experiences of Cultural Differences.
Review: Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan
As the Japan Fans Utrecht wish to form friendship bonds with people from all over the world who take an interest in Japan, we are very happy to announce our collaboration with 戦国之武士道 (Bushido of the Warring States), a Japanese living history group within the Queensland Living History Federation, in …
Shojin Ryori
In this guest blog, Japan Fan Klara introduces us to an important part of Japanese culture & history: the concept of Shojin Ryori, the traditional dining style of Buddhist monks in Japan. Get ready for some Japanese vegan food!
Hanami in Utrecht (the Netherlands)
Hanami (花見, “viewing flowers”) is the traditional Japanese custom of enjoying the ephemeral beauty of flowers; in this case, flowers (“hana”) almost always refer to those of the cherry tree (“sakura”) or, less often, those of the plum tree (“ume”).